Hearing date set for four of five in Devils Diciples homicide case

Four of the five people facing charges related to the death of a Devils Diciples motorcycle gang member are set to appear in court Oct. 11 for prelimiary hearings.

View full sizeFour of the five people facing charges related to the death of a Devils Diciples gang member are set to appear in court Oct. 11.

Fred Weiss, 45, of Northport and Adam Mayton, 30, of Newbern both are charged with murder in the death of Samuel Dixson, 54, of Milton, Fla. They are being held at the Baldwin County Corrections Center on bails of $1 million each.

Bruce Talbot, 41, of Theodore and Ruth Boyles, 46, of Wilmer both are charged with hindering prosecution. Talbot and Boyles are being held at the jail on bails of $100,000 each.

All four suspects are scheduled to appear at the courthouse in Bay Minette at 9 a.m.

Mary Hockett, 48, of Loxley also is charged with hindering prosecution. Hockett, who is being held in jail under a $100,000 bail, is not scheduled to have a preliminary hearing.

Dixson's body was found Sept. 12 near the Styx River off Baldwin County 68. The Volunteer Fire Department found the body after responding to a fire that destroyed a mobile home.